REPLAY: When Physicians are in Crisis: Integrating Well-Being into Emergency Response
From AMA STEPS Forward® podcast by AMA STEPS Forward®
June 10, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 217
About this episode
The episode discusses integrating well-being into emergency response for health care workers during crises.
Explore the Caring for the Health Care Workforce During Crisis toolkit: https://bit.ly/3N9Ihr7 Explore the Value of Feeling Valued Playbook: https://bit.ly/3MYj8j9 Follow STEPS Forward® on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/steps-forward-linkedin When crisis strikes, health care organizations often focus on staffing, logistics, and patient care, while workforce well-being remains parallel rather than integrated. In this AMA STEPS Forward® podcast, Kevin Hopkins, MD, speaks with Ilanit Brook, MD, MA, FAAHPM, Chief Well-Being Officer at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, about how her team embedded well-being leadership directly into the hospital incident command center during the 2025 Southern California wildfires. Drawing on lessons from COVID-19 and large-scale emergency response, Dr. Brook explains why health care workers rarely ask for help, how proactive outreach changes outcomes, and what it takes to hardwire well-being into organizational emergency planning. This conversation is essential listening for health care executives, physician leaders, and well-being professionals working to support clinicians during a crisis.
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Hopkins, MD
Guest: Ilanit Brook, MD, MA, FAAHPM
Topics covered
- health care workforce
- well-being
- emergency response
- crisis management
- leadership
- support for clinicians
Keywords
- well-being
- health care
- emergency response
- crisis
- leadership
- support
- COVID-19
- Southern California wildfires
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, AMA STEPS Forward®
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